San Francisco's visitors do some strange things

March 4, 2014

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Stand on the wrong side of the escalator
There aren’t many rules to BARTing that visitors need to know. One that locals take very seriously, though, is the whole “stand to the right” gesture. It doesn’t seem like much, but nothing makes commuters lose their patience quicker than finding the left side clogged by standers. Standing on the wrong—that is, not right—side will embarrass tourists quickly, at least once they notice all the sighs and foot tapping behind them.

Lance Iversen/The Chronicle

15of20

Stand on the wrong side of the escalator
There aren’t many rules to BARTing that visitors need to know. One that locals take very seriously, though, is the whole “stand to the right” gesture. It doesn’t seem like much, but nothing makes commuters lose their patience quicker than finding the left side clogged by standers. Standing on the wrong—that is, not right—side will embarrass tourists quickly, at least once they notice all the sighs and foot tapping behind them.